diff --git a/src/g_level.cpp b/src/g_level.cpp
index 94b507e7a..17d1366ea 100644
--- a/src/g_level.cpp
+++ b/src/g_level.cpp
@@ -904,7 +904,6 @@ DIntermissionController* FLevelLocals::CreateIntermission()
 					ext->mDefined & FExitText::DEF_LOOKUP,
 					false);
 			}
-			if (controller) controller->mEndGame = false;
 			return controller;
 		}
 
@@ -936,14 +935,11 @@ DIntermissionController* FLevelLocals::CreateIntermission()
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (controller) controller->mEndGame = endgame;
 	return controller;
 }
 
 void RunIntermission(DIntermissionController* intermissionScreen, DObject* statusScreen, std::function<void(bool)> completionf)
 {
-			D_StartTitle();
-
 	if (!intermissionScreen && !statusScreen)
 	{
 		completionf(false);
@@ -1014,12 +1010,12 @@ void G_DoCompleted (void)
 		
 		statusScreen = WI_Start (&staticWmInfo);
 	}
-	bool endgame = intermissionScreen && intermissionScreen->mEndGame;
+	bool endgame = strncmp(nextlevel, "enDSeQ", 6) == 0;
 	intermissionScreen = primaryLevel->CreateIntermission();
 	RunIntermission(intermissionScreen, statusScreen, [=](bool)
 	{
 		if (!endgame) primaryLevel->WorldDone();
-		else if (!intermissionScreen) D_StartTitle();
+		else D_StartTitle();
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
index cd4c0c32e..e82ef2a60 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ void DIntermissionScreenScroller::Drawer ()
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-DIntermissionController::DIntermissionController(FIntermissionDescriptor *Desc, bool DeleteDesc)
+DIntermissionController::DIntermissionController(FIntermissionDescriptor *Desc, bool DeleteDesc, bool ending)
 {
 	mDesc = Desc;
 	mDeleteDesc = DeleteDesc;
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ DIntermissionController::DIntermissionController(FIntermissionDescriptor *Desc,
 	mSentAdvance = false;
 	mScreen = nullptr;
 	mFirst = true;
+	mEndGame = ending;
 }
 
 bool DIntermissionController::NextPage ()
@@ -852,8 +853,8 @@ bool DIntermissionController::NextPage ()
 
 	if (mIndex == (int)mDesc->mActions.Size() && mDesc->mLink == NAME_None)
 	{
-		// last page
-		return false;
+		// last page (must block when ending the game.)
+		return mEndGame;
 	}
 	bg.SetInvalid();
 
@@ -872,7 +873,7 @@ again:
 		}
 		else if (action->mClass == TITLE_ID)
 		{
-			continue;
+			return false;
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -950,7 +951,7 @@ bool DIntermissionController::Ticker ()
 		mAdvance = false;
 		if (!NextPage())
 		{
-			return false;
+			return !false;
 		}
 	}
 	return true;
@@ -980,14 +981,14 @@ void DIntermissionController::OnDestroy ()
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-DIntermissionController* F_StartIntermission(FIntermissionDescriptor *desc, bool deleteme)
+DIntermissionController* F_StartIntermission(FIntermissionDescriptor *desc, bool deleteme, bool ending)
 {
 	ScaleOverrider s(twod);
 	S_StopAllChannels ();
 	gameaction = ga_nothing;
 	gamestate = GS_FINALE;
 	//if (state == FSTATE_InLevel) wipegamestate = GS_FINALE;	// don't wipe when within a level.
-	auto CurrentIntermission = Create<DIntermissionController>(desc, deleteme);
+	auto CurrentIntermission = Create<DIntermissionController>(desc, deleteme, ending);
 
 	// If the intermission finishes straight away then cancel the wipe.
 	if (!CurrentIntermission->NextPage())
diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.h b/src/intermission/intermission.h
index 2d731a359..db2e76ecb 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.h
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class DIntermissionController : public DObject
 public:
 	bool mEndGame;
 
-	DIntermissionController(FIntermissionDescriptor *mDesc = NULL, bool mDeleteDesc = false);
+	DIntermissionController(FIntermissionDescriptor *mDesc = NULL, bool mDeleteDesc = false, bool ending = false);
 	bool Responder (FInputEvent *ev);
 	bool Ticker ();
 	void Drawer ();
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public:
 
 
 // Interface for main loop
-DIntermissionController* F_StartIntermission(FIntermissionDescriptor *desc, bool deleteme);
+DIntermissionController* F_StartIntermission(FIntermissionDescriptor *desc, bool deleteme, bool ending = false);
 DIntermissionController* F_StartIntermission(FName desc);
 
 // Create an intermission from old cluster data
diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
index bda635448..087397895 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
@@ -911,14 +911,14 @@ DIntermissionController* F_StartFinale (const char *music, int musicorder, int c
 			desc->mActions.Push(wiper);
 		}
 
-		return F_StartIntermission(desc, true);
+		return F_StartIntermission(desc, true, ending && endsequence != NAME_None);
 	}
 	else if (ending)
 	{
 		FIntermissionDescriptor **pdesc = IntermissionDescriptors.CheckKey(endsequence);
 		if (pdesc != NULL)
 		{
-			return F_StartIntermission(*pdesc, false);
+			return F_StartIntermission(*pdesc, false, ending);
 		}
 	}
 	return nullptr;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
index 27892bd36..567cf0e6f 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
@@ -681,7 +681,6 @@ class StatusScreen : ScreenJob abstract version("2.5")
 		if (cnt == 0)
 		{
 			End();
-			Level.WorldDone();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -693,11 +692,11 @@ class StatusScreen : ScreenJob abstract version("2.5")
 
 	protected virtual void initShowNextLoc ()
 	{
+		Console.Printf("Next m ap = %s", wbs.next);
 		if (wbs.next == "") 
 		{
 			// Last map in episode - there is no next location!
-			End();
-			Level.WorldDone();
+			jobstate = finished;
 			return;
 		}